The infamous ‘kitchen debate’ with the Soviets

TALK & OPINIONS BY SILVIO CANTO JR.

( My new American Thinker post)

They both got their chanceon this day in 1959, or the famous kitchen debates.

Who won?They probably both did.This is a portion of the conversation,because it was not really a debate:

Nixon: "I want to show you this kitchen. It is like those of our houses in California."

Khrushchev: "We have such things."

Nixon: "This is our newest model. This is the kind which is built in thousands of units for direct installations in the houses. In America, we like to make life easier for women..."

Khrushchev: "Your capitalistic attitude toward women does not occur under communism."

Nixon: "I think that this attitude towards women is universal. What we want to do, is make life more easy for our housewives. ... This house can be bought for $14,000 and most American [veterans from World War II] can buy a home in...